Dutch to Reward Online Abstinence EMEA
Der brasilianische Senat hat dem professionellen eSports grünes Licht gegeben, sodass er jetzt direkt zur Genehmigung an die Abgeordnetenkammer gehen kann. Solange im Plenum der Kammer kein Einspruch wegen weit- erer Analysen eingelegt wird, geht der Text direkt an die Abgeordnetenkammer.
Ein im Repräsentantenhaus vorgelegter Gesetzesentwurf sieht vor, die Verteilung der Glücksspieleinnahmen in Uruguay zu ändern. Neuen Vorschlägen zufolge würden 40 Prozent der Lizenzgebühren direkt an das Departement gehen, in der sich ein zukünftiges Casino befindet (Uruguay gliedert sich in 19 Departements).
Das spanische und lateinamerikanische Gaming-Unternehmen Grupo Comar hat JCM Global zu seinem bevorzugten Lieferanten für Geldscheinprüfer und Drucker gewählt. Die neue Vereinbarung erweitert die Beziehung zwischen Grupo Comar und JCM.
Insgesamt 14 Unternehmen werden sich um die sieben Online-Glücksspiellizenzen für die Prov- inz Buenos Aires bewerben, die das Provinzialinstitut für Lotterie und Casinos (IPLyC) den Betreibern gewährt, die die Anforderungen des neuen Ausschreibungsverfahrens erfüllen.
Die niederländische Regierung hat vor der Verabschiedung ihrer Online-Glücksspielgesetze angekündigt, Lizenzen vorzugsweise an Betreiber zu vergeben, die nicht auf den niederländischen Graumarkt abzielen.
Der französische Casinobetreiber Partouche konnte von einer Reihe von Renovierungsarbeiten profitieren, durch die sein Umsatz im zweiten Quar- tal um sieben Prozent anstieg.
Die Glücksspieleinnahmen des Unternehmens erreichten 168,1 Millionen Euro und übertrafen damit die 5,4 Prozent, die die französische Casi- noindustrie insgesamt verzeichnen konnte.
Digitain hat im Rahmen seiner internationalen Wachstumspläne eine neues Regionalbüro im britischen Sheffield eröffnet. Die Eröffnung des Büros in Digitain ist ein Beitrag zu der kontinuier- lichen Entwicklung Sheffields als führende Stadt in den Bereichen wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Innovation.
Mohegan Gaming hat seine Zusammenarbeit mit dem griechischen Bauunternehmer GEK Terna zur Entwicklung eines Casinos innerhalb eines Tourismusprojekts im Wert von 8 Mrd. Euro am ehemaligen Flughafen Hellenikon in der Nähe der griechischen Hauptstadt bestätigt. Der Komplex wird außerdem Luxusresidenzen, Hotels, Konferenz- und Tagungsräume, Sport- und Kul- turbereiche sowie einen Jachthafen umfassen.
Aristocrat Technologies verklagt den australischen Glücksspielautomatenhersteller Ainsworth Game Technology vor dem australischen Bundesgericht wegen einer angeblichen Verletzung geistigen Eigentums im Zusammenhang mit dem progressiven Lightning Link von Aristocrat.
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Kansspelautoriteit is considering introducing new laws that would force a two year 'cooling off' period for companies wanting to land an online gambling license
Te proposal would see all operators applying for a KSA licence to have refrained from providing online gambling products to consumers in the Netherlands for two years
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Te Dutch government has said before finalising its online gaming laws that it would look to favour offering licenses to operators that hadn't targeted the Dutch grey market.
Te draft policy rule following the Postema motion states that a number of criteria are considered when applying for an online gambling license: Was there a website with the .nl extension? Did the provider use the Dutch language? Did the provider use means of payment that are used exclusively or largely by Dutch people? Has the provider advertised on TV, radio or in print media, aimed at the Dutch market? Was one or more domain names used for the offer with typical concepts referring to the Netherlands in combination with gambling designations? Did the website on which the games of chance were offered contain one or more characteristics from which a focus on the Netherlands can be derived?
If one or more of these criteria applies, the applicant will not receive a permit. KSA stated: "With the publication of the draft policy rule, the Ksa has given a first indication to potential permit applicants about the content of the
reliability test. Te Ksa takes into account the 'motion Postema' that the Senate adopted on 19 February 2019 during the discussion of the Remote Gambling Act. Tis draft policy rule will form part of a broader policy rule for testing the reliability of applicants.
Applicants are also subjected to a Bibob test. In addition, there are other requirements that applicants for an online gambling license must meet. For example, in addition to reliability requirements, the new law also sets requirements in the areas of addiction prevention, finances and business operations."
Te KSA's René Jansen said: "An important objective of the Remote Gambling Act is to create a safe, controlled range of online gambling. Without any leniency for providers who have violated the law in the past, this offer will not take place. By being a temporary leniency, whereby the boundary is set with the aforementioned criteria, this is the case. After that it is no longer necessary to be flexible with the rules. Tis also fits in with the existing policy of the Ksa to tackle parties who focus on Dutch consumers as a matter of priority.
Austria Frost seeks counsel ahead of second term
Fresh from gaining the unanimous support of EUROMAT members for a second term of office at the association’s Annual General Meeting in May, EUROMAT President, Jason Frost, made his way to Vienna in June to meet with industry legend Professor Johann Graf, President of Novomatic. Te meeting was brokered by industry veteran, and long-time adviser to Professor Graf, EUROMAT First Vice-President Uwe Christiansen.
Te meeting was an opportunity for Frost to set out his vision for EUROMAT and get some unique insight from one of the industry’s most successful figures.
Commenting on the meeting, Frost said “If EUROMAT is going to be successful, then it needs to talk on behalf of the industry but also listen to it. Who better to listen to than somebody that has built one of our industry’s most significant global success stories. In Europe, we are really lucky to have some
world-beating companies close to home and I believe EUROMAT should leverage that more effectively”.
Frost was re-elected at the association’s AGM on the 13th of May in Amsterdam along with Uwe Christiansen as First Vice President and Sanne Muijser from the VAN Kanspellen Branchorganisatie as Treasurer. Te new team have a two year mandate.
Portugal
According to figures published by the regulatory body Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) gambling revenues for the land based sector in Portugal are down while the online market is growing. In its latest report the SRIJ revealed that casinos registered gross revenues of €75,052,730 during the first quarter of the year, a decrease of 7.7 per cent compared to the previous quarter, and a decrease of around 2 per cent compared to the same period in 2018. On a monthly basis, the highest gross gaming revenues for casinos and slot machine parlours was in March, with revenues standing at €26m, followed, in January, with €25.8m and February with €23m. On the other hand, gross revenues for online gaming showed a sharp increase during the first quarter and stood at €47.3m, that is, €14.4m more compared to the same period of 2018.
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